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Small bit of humor…..
Small bit of humor….what song would you choose?
Small bit of humor…..
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@Sage Cavanaugh Love those songs! The Beatles Hello, Good bye would be a fun choice too.
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@Cookie Kilian Great choices!!
Love for Pam
Let’s start a thread of comments here sending love and positive thoughts to our fearless leader & the creator of Kettle & Candle…….Pam💗
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Pam I hope you can feel the bear hug I am sending to you long distance as you support your family. They (and all of us here) care for you so much and love the community you have begun here at Kettle & Candle.
Great article on teaching kids (and adults) about death
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/11/death-inevitability-psychology
Great article on teaching kids (and adults) about death
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Thx for sharing this article, Aspen! How fortunate the author was to have a Dad that was not afraid of talking about death!
Loss and grief
Life, the universe, the Divine, God has a unique way of reminding us that we’re not alone on our journey and sometimes no matter how bad we think our lives are there are people out there they’re going through similar or worse situations. This morning I ran into a friend of mine that I worked with a VA who retired a few years ago just like I did. He had his own battle with cancer and is now a cancer survivor. I would see him walking the neighborhood with his wife on a fairly regular basis over the last couple years. I saw him this morning and stopped just to say hi and catch up with him and he told me that his wife died in January from pancreatic cancer. She was diagnosed in mid 2025 and five months later she died. She had been to three different doctors who missed the diagnosis. Finally, she went to a cardiologist who did some more extensive testing and made the diagnosis. I expressed my deepest condolences and sympathies for his loss. He said that he has been in grief counseling since she died. I told him that I thought that was a very good thing. I told him that people can be very sympathetic, but unless they’ve gone through the loss of a close love one they truly don’t understand what a person is going through. My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. I know that God is great and will watch over them and guide them through this journey of grief and rebuilding their lives without their loved one. This is a reminder for us all to cherish every moment, especially the ones we have with our friends and loved ones. After I drove away I found a place to park and I had a good cry
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Thankful you were brought into his path, Jim. I have no doubt he left the conversation feeling glad he ran into you.
Has anyone read this book? Thoughts?
I saw a good review of it in NYT and just saw the book in a small independent bookstore tonight while at farmers market.
Has anyone read this book? Thoughts?
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Marianne Liston
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@marianne-liston-2928
Advanced Care Planning, End of Life Doula, Grief Specialist. Grams to a special little one who stole my heart, Former recruiter

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Joined Dec 3, 2025
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